第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文、掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The poachers-illegal hunters-had finally found a buyer for their stolen goods．A meeting was 3 6 ,and when the buyer asked to see the goods, they brought out a small duffel bag and un-zippedh．Inside was a 37  one-year-old baby gorilla．The poachers had likely killed the little female's parents and  3 8  her in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Africa．Then they took her across the border into Rwanda,  39  to sell her as a pet．
But the buyer didn't bring  40   ;he brought the police．The Rwandan authorities    41 the young gorilla to the nearby headquarters of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project．The vets（兽医）there realized that she had not been given 42 food or water, but they were much more worried about something else．"Baby gorillas simply don't  43  without their mother's constant body contact," says vet Chris Whittier．If they didn't quickly establish a  44  relationship with the baby gorilla, which her caretakers named Dunia, she  45  not survive．
Dunia needed contact, but she resisted  46  at first, shying away from people who reached  for her．Three caretakers worked in shifts, taking  47  holding her, carrying her around on their backs, and cradling her while she slept．48 she became stronger,a month after she was res-cued her  49   revealed the psychological stress she carried inside-much of her hair fell out． That was a delayed  50  to the combined traumatic experiences of losing her parents and being kept-with a poor diet-by the poachers．
After six months ofloving care that included around-the-clock attention,a good diet, and a  5 1    home at the project's headquarters, Dunia was looking and acting like a  52  ,happy young gorilla should． "Dunia is sort of a shy show-off," says Whittier． "Her  53  lsgrowing and she's becoming more independent, but when she is  54  ,the first thing she does is run back to her  55 ,just like she would to her mother．"
36．A．attended      B．held        C．arranged       D．delayed
37．A．energetic     B．terrified       C．dangerous      D．fierce
38．A．freed       B．followed       C．tricked          D．caught
39．A．intending     B．pretending          C．remembering    D．wondering
40．A．luck        B．benefit         C．profit               D．money
41．A．introduced          B．persuaded    C．presented      D．rushed
42．A,local          B．delicious      C．enough         D．fresh
43．A．complain     B．develop       C．survive        D．grow
44．A．social       B．physical       C．mental          D．special
45．A．would         B．should         C．might           D．must
46．A．eating          B．attention      C．rescue           D．love
47．A．turns       B．efforts         C．time          D．advice
48．A．If            B．As           C．Although      D．Because
49．A．health          B．mind       C．behavior       D．appearance
50．A．reaction       B．action          C．expression     D．description
51．A．comfortable  B．natural        C．private          D．ordinary
52．A．shy         B．healthy        C．strange         D．typical
53．A．satisfaction  B．confidence    C．interest         D．patience
54．A．touched       B．left          C．wamed         D．scared
55．A．home        B．forest        C．caretakers      D．comer

Q My daughter is a junior in high school and has been on an individualized education program since fourth grade. She plans to go to college and intends to finish with a master’s degree. Her performance is fairly good, but test scores are very low. She has held many leadership and volunteer positions. We have been advised to have her write an essay about how her learning disability is a barrier that she has overcome. Will that help or hurt her chances for admission?
—Deborah
A  First let me answer the question on low standardized test scores (ACT/ SAT). There are hundreds of colleges that are “test optional” which means students can choose not to release their test scores in the application process. Admission decisions at these colleges for students who do not submit their test scores are made based on other factors. A list of test optional colleges can be found at fairtest.org. It is important, however, to make sure that the college is the right fit academically regardless of the test optional policy.
You also asked if your daughter should write about her disability and if this would hurt her chances of being admitted. Please know that colleges do not deny admission based on disability. “Disclosing” a learning disability in a personal statement within the college application can certainly help. By writing a personal statement, students can potentially demonstrate, for example, their understanding of the challenge they face. They might also demonstrate an improved grade trend in that subject area, and show interest in more complex courses in spite of this disability. More importantly, a student disclosure can show self-confidence, motivation and an understanding of the disability.
—Ms. Kravis
【小题1】What do we know about Deborah’s daughter?

Miss Li ___ as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is general manager of it.

Ⅱ 语言知识及应用 (共两节。满分35分)
第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Being probably the most complex female character in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ophelia deserves special attention because she is treated as a substitute for Stowe’s intended audience. Ophelia    21    what Mrs Stowe, the author, considered a widespread Northern problem: the white person who opposes slavery but feels   22    prejudice and hatred in the presence of a black slave. Ophelia hates slavery, but she considers it almost   23    for blacks, against whom she harbors a deep-seated prejudice. And she doesn’t want them to touch her. Stowe stresses that much of Ophelia’s prejudice   24   from unfamiliarity and ignorance rather than from actual   25  . Because Ophelia has seldom spent time along with   26  , she finds them uncomfortably alien (不相容) to her.
But Ophelia seems to be one of the only characters in the novel whose character   27   as the story progresses. Once St. Clare puts Topsy in her care, Ophelia is forced to be in   28  with a slave. At first she begins to teach Topsy   29   out of duty. But Stowe suggests that duty alone will not root out slavery and that those against slavery must act out of love. Eva’s death leads to  Ophelia’s change, and she comes to love Topsy as an actual human being and not just a slave. She   30   her racial prejudice and offers herself as a model to Stowe’s Northern readers.
21. A. reflects               B. supposes             C. suspects                D. provides
22. A. various               B. arbitrary             C. racial                    D. awful
23. A. impossible          B. necessary            C. unfair                   D. important
24. A. suffers          B. differs                C. releases                 D. results
25. A. practice            B. performance       C. experience             D. application
26. A. slaves                 B. readers               C. Stowe                   D. characters
27. A. increases             B. disappears           C. refreshes               D. develops
28. A. trouble               B. danger                C. contact                  D. comparison
29. A. hardly                B. merely               C. specially               D. properly
30. A. hides                  B. overcomes          C. reserves                D. prohibits

Skateboarding has become one of several non-traditional activities that PE teachers around America are introducing to inspire kids to exercise regularly. Some PE classes feature in-line（滚轮） skating, yoga, and even rock climbing. Experts have called those types of activities “the new PE”.
Such activities are part of a larger effort to help kids develop lifelong fitness habits and to keep them from becoming overweight. Now, 9 million U.S. children and teens are overweight. Obesity (肥胖) can lead to health problems such as diabetes and heart disease later in life.
"Our children and youth are becoming unhealthy and obese," says Johnson. "Skateboarding is a great activity that keeps kids doing physical movement and gives them new skills and interest."
Some schools don't allow skateboarding because they say it is dangerous. Tim, however, argues that regular practice eliminates a great deal of the danger. "We teach students how to do it and how to do it safely," he says.
Some people say skateboarding teaches life lessons. “Skateboarding teaches kids to believe that if they stick with something they will finally succeed. ”says education expert Richard Savor from College in Portland.
Skateboarding inspires kids not to give up in learning difficult skills. "It's natural for kids to want to learn and get better at things," adds Tim. "When it comes to skateboarding, they'll try a trick hundreds of times before they succeed." That same effort could be made in schoolwork.
Eric Brown agrees that skateboarding requires kids to stop saying a task is too hard for them. "A baby will attempt to walk 600 to 900 times before he or she is successful," says Eric, "We tell students that they shouldn't say 'I can't do it' unless they've tried 600 to 900 times.
72. Skateboarding is introduced into American schools to ______________.
A. encourage students to compete bravely in competition  
B. teach students how to deal with risk.
C. prevent students suffering from heart disease later in life.
D. help students form the habit of doing sports
73. The underlined word "eliminates" in Paragraph 4 probably means ______________.
A. reduces.         B. increases         C. adds        D. brings
74. What life lesson do kids learn from skateboarding?
A. To succeed in life you have to learn skateboarding.
B. You will succeed in life if you don't give up.
C. Only after failing 600 to 900 times can you succeed.
D. There is no hard work after learning skateboarding well.
75. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The dangerous PE            B. Skills of skateboarding.  C. The new PE.      D. The change of PE.